Suicide rate in Qatar

Qatar: Suicide rate was 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3.93 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
154th
of 194 countries
All-time high
13.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
3.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate in Qatar, 2000–2021

4681012142000201020212000: 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 11.7 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 9.4 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 8 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 7.4 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 6 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people for suicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate in Qatar peaked at 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.

That places Qatar 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.93 deaths per 100,000 people 8.55 deaths per 100,000 people 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 151 Philippines 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 152 East Timor 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 153 Iran 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 155 Bahrain 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 156 Iraq 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 157 Honduras 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate in Qatar?
Suicide rate in Qatar was 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
How does Qatar rank for suicide rate?
Qatar ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.